This article is published in association with United Nations. A UN treaty that addresses the global tobacco epidemic has saved millions of lives over the past two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The agency is this week celebrating the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of its Framework Convention on Tobacco […]WHO marks 20 years of its lifesaving tobacco control treaty
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This article is published in association with United Nations. A UN treaty that addresses the global tobacco epidemic has saved millions of lives over the past two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The agency is this week celebrating the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of its Framework Convention on Tobacco […]MEPs commemorate 20 years of euro bank notes and coins
February 15, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament commemorated the 20th anniversary of the circulation of the first euro notes and coins on Monday, at the opening of the plenary session in Strasbourg. Opening the ceremony, EP President Roberta Metsola said that the euro has “truly been one of the greatest […]What will education look like in 20 years? Here are 4 scenarios
February 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andreas Schleicher, Director, Directorate of Education and Skills, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) The COVID-19 pandemic shows us we cannot take the future of education for granted.By imagining alternative futures for education we can better think […]Japan’s holiest shrine is pulled down and rebuilt every 20 years – on purpose
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Shinto is Japan’s indigenous religion, blending formal, elaborate ceremonial practices from the imperial tradition with local, community-based beliefs. Followers of Shintoism worship their ancestors and regard them as the guardians of the family. […]
